Course will use reclaimed water

Delray is connecting the Delaire Club

June 8, 2008|By Rachel Hatzipanagos Staff Writer

Delray Beach is hooking up the golf course in Delaire Country Club to its reclaimed water system.

The connection is part of the 16 total areas identified in the city's master plan to create an alternative water supply. Since the plans were created in 2003, the city has connected three areas, said Richard Hasko, environmental services director for Delray Beach.

"We are connecting the dots and picking up community irrigation systems," Hasko said.

The city received a $619,000 alternative water supply grant for the project from the South Florida Water Management System to help pay for the Delaire project, said Victor Majtenyi, deputy director of public utilities for the city. The total cost for the project is about $2 million.

Construction in the Delaire course at 4645 White Cedar Lane should be completed by July. The course will use about 600,000 gallons of water a day.

Next, the city plans to expand the system to users on the barrier islands between George Bush and Linton boulevards. While communities west of Interstate 95 are able to drill wells for irrigation, those on the barrier islands can't because of their geographic conditions, Majtenyi said.

The Pines of Delray West condominium community also is on the list.

The city distributes the reclaimed water through the South Central Regional Wastewater Treatment and Disposal Plant on Congress Avenue. All 16 areas should be completed over the next five to 10 years.

Rachel Hatzipanagos can be reached at rhatzipanagos@sun-sentinel.com or 561-243-6621.